As prices and building costs keep going up, the do-it-yourself (DIY）trend (趨勢） in the U.S. goes on growing.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married(結婚) six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are working hard to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory(工廠). Last month, he got a car repair bill(賬單) for $420. “I was quite worried about it. Now I've finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so that they can fight with the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.

A. run a DIY shop B. make or repair things

C. save time and money D. make their life better

2.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.

A. makes shoes in his home

B. does more work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

3.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.

A. his car repairs cost too much

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. he could not possibly do two jobs

D. he had to feed the children all by himself

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Joy of DIY. B. You Can Do It too!

C. Welcome to Our DIY course! D. Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY.

完成句子 按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卷對應題號的橫線上（本大題共9分）

1.我相信，在不久的未來May能夠成為一名杰出的教師。

I’m certain that May can __________ ________ ___________ teacher in the near future.

2.孩子們很興奮，迫不及待地打開了圣誕禮物。

The children felt very excited. They ________ ________ ______ open the Christmas presents.

3.你最好別一直犯同樣的錯誤。

You’d better ___________________________________________________________.

4.今年我們將比去年多放幾星期寒假,是不是？

We ____________________________ for winter holiday this year than last year, aren’t we?

5.我建議他不要讓電腦一直開著，可他不聽。

I ___________________________________________ the computer on, but he didn’t listen.

6.這些外國游客在中國見到這么多名勝古跡非常驚訝。

The foreign visitors were very surprised to see _____________________________ in China.

Let me ________a look.

A.have B.has C.to have D.having

Who’s the girl ______ long hair?

A. with B. for C. in D. of

__________ any computers in the classrooms?

A. There is B. Is there C. There are D. Are there

All my teachers are kind and helpful, . we all love_______. .

A. they B. them C. their D. you

– Is this your father? - __________ . He is my uncle Bob.

A. No, this isn’t B. No, it isn’t

C. Yes, he is D. No, he isn’t

Are they ______ grandparents ?

A. he B. she C. you D . your

"Super Dan" is now a shining star.

His real name is Lin Dan, China’s top player in the badminton world. He won(贏得) his first men's singles gold by beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on August 17, 2008 in the Beijing Olympics (奧運會). And he won the singles gold again in London Olympics on August 5 in 2012

Lin Dan was born in October, 1983 in Fujian. Badminton became his favourite sport when he was 5. He loves it very much and began his training(訓練) life at 9 years old. He plays it very well and wins about 17 world championships(冠軍). He is many people’s hero.

1.How old is Lin Dan this year?

A. He’s thirteen. B. He’s seventeen.

C. He’s thirty-two. D. He’s eighty-three.

2.How many years is he training and playing badminton?

A. 10 years. B. 21 years. C. 23 years. D. 30 years.

3.Where did he win his first Olympic championship?

A. Bejing. B. London. C. Fujian. D. Shanghai.

4.How many world championships does Lin Dan win?

A. 5 B. 9 C 17 .D. 30

5.What do you think Lin Dan is like?

A. He is slim. B. He is beautiful.

C. He is strong. D. He is weak(弱的).

書面表達 (計10分)

請根據以下中文提示，以My best friend ——Mary為題，用英語寫一篇短文。

詞數在60個左右。要點如下：

1.Mary來自美國，現在和父母居住在北京。

2.又高又苗條，戴著眼鏡，看上去討人喜歡。

3.擅長畫畫和跳舞，熱愛運動，在空閑時間常常和朋友們去游泳。

4.她喜歡看書，經常去學校圖書館借書，因為里面有各種各樣的書。

5.在學校有很多新朋友，他們對她都很友好。